Lot 455
  • 455

César

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • César
  • Le Poisson
  • incised with the artist's signature, date 1957 and number 4/6 on the base
  • bronze with gold patina
  • 18 1/2 by 32 1/4 by 7 3/4 in. 47 by 81.9 by 19.7 cm.
  • Conceived in 1955 and cast in 1957, this work is number 4 from an edition of 6 plus 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

Charles E. Slatkin, Inc. Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in October 1968

Literature

Exh. Cat., Paris, Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Cesar, 1970, p. 26, illustrated
Denyse Durand-Ruel, César: Catalogue Raisonné Volume I 1947-1964, Rome, 1994, cat. no. 116, pp. 104-5, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is some light scattered soiling and some fine surface scratches.
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